Punch,  44 (1863), 60.

The Latest Imperial Cartes de Visite

J L, pseud.  [John Leech] *

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Illustrators:

J L, pseud.  [John Leech] *

Subjects:

Photography, Politics, Language


    Shows Emperor Napoleon III of France sitting in a photographic studio. Standing in front of Napoleon and near his camera is his severe critic, Alexander W Kinglake (the historian of the Crimean War) represented as a photographer, who urges the emperor that he needs to 'be much more in shade'. Like PU1/44/6/5 this plays on the double meaning of shade and uses photography to comment on French politics.



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